Kochanova: close mutually beneficial relations have been built between Belarus and Uzbekistan

The state and prospects for the development of Belarusian-Uzbek interregional, trade, economic and humanitarian cooperation were discussed at the meeting by the Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalia Kochanova and the hokim of the Tashkent region of Uzbekistan Zoyir Mirzaev on October 27, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

N. Kochanova noted that thanks to Presidents Alexander Lukashenko and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, close mutually beneficial relations have been built between the countries, which allow us to move forward in absolutely all directions.

“About 40 interregional agreements have been signed between Belarus and Uzbekistan, which give a very serious economic effect,” Kochanova said.

Among the areas of cooperation are joint holding of inter-parliamentary, economic and business forums, trade, industry, agriculture and the humanitarian sphere, including health and education.

Mirzayev sees a huge potential for cooperation between countries and regions.

- Three Belarusian enterprises operate in the Tashkent region. We have launched new projects in Belarus: wood processing plants and pipe production plants, and we have started building a sanatorium and health center. Today we had the opening of a new livestock complex for 10,000 heads in the Brest region. There are also new points of contact: industry, mechanical engineering, furniture industry, he said.

At the meeting, issues of expanding interregional cooperation of both new and already implemented projects were discussed. This is the development of a joint venture for the production of cable products and poultry processing in Uzbekistan. Specific projects in the field of industry and agriculture in the production of potatoes and beets.

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